Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary

This nursery rhyme is about a farmer named Old MacDonald who owns a farm filled with various animals. Each verse introduces a different animal, highlighting the sounds they make, such as a cow with a 'moo moo,' a pig with an 'oink oink,' and a horse with a 'neigh neigh,' among others. The repetition of these sounds and the familiar structure of the rhyme make it easy for young children to learn and sing along, fostering both auditory recognition and memory skills. Additionally, the song encourages early animal sound identification, making it both entertaining and educational for preschool and early elementary children.

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Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O.
With a moo moo here and a moo moo there,
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a pig, E-I-E-I-O.
With an oink oink here and an oink oink there,
Here an oink, there an oink, everywhere an oink oink,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a chicken, E-I-E-I-O.
With a cluck cluck here and a cluck cluck there,
Here a cluck, there a cluck, everywhere a cluck cluck,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a sheep, E-I-E-I-O.
With a baa baa here and a baa baa there,
Here a baa, there a baa, everywhere a baa baa,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a horse, E-I-E-I-O.
With a neigh neigh here and a neigh neigh there,
Here a neigh, there a neigh, everywhere a neigh neigh,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O.
With a quack quack here and a quack quack there,
Here a quack, there a quack, everywhere a quack quack,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a turkey, E-I-E-I-O.
With a gobble gobble here and a gobble gobble there,
Here a gobble, there a gobble, everywhere a gobble gobble,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a goat, E-I-E-I-O.
With a meh meh here and a meh meh there,
Here a meh, there a meh, everywhere a meh meh,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a dog, E-I-E-I-O.
With a woof woof here and a woof woof there,
Here a woof, there a woof, everywhere a woob woof,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.

Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O,
And on that farm he had a cat, E-I-E-I-O.
With a meow meow here and a meow meow there,
Here a meow, there a meow, everywhere a meow meow,
Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O.